Travels in Time: A British History Class

Let's take a trip to the past! Do you want to know where people in the stone age lived, what medieval lords ate and what Tudor children wore? Join me in this class as we explore the past. 

Each week, we will look at a different period in history and discover what life was like for different people and communities and different times in history. 

We will use different sources, including documents, artwork and archeological finds as a way to view the past. The class will be discussion based and use the different sources as a prompt for discussions. Through the classes, learners will learn about different time periods, as well as practicing using sources to help inform their opinions.


w/c 21st March - Life in Stone Age Britain
- What were stone age houses like?
- What did stone age people wear?
- What did stone age people eat?

w/c 28th March - Skara Brae (a stone age settlement in Orkney)
- Where is Skara Brae?
- What is important about Skara Brae?
- What can we learn from the discoveries at Skara Brae?

w/c 4th April - Life in the Bronze Age
- Why is it called the bronze age?
- What were bronze age houses like?
- What clothes did bronze age people wear?

w/c 11th April - Life in the Iron Age
- What were iron age houses like?
- What did iron age people believe?
- How did Iron age people make food?

w/c 18th April - Romans in Britain
- When did the Romans come to Britain?
- What did Romans change in Britain?
- Where were Roman fortresses and who lived there?

w/c 25th April/2nd May - Life in Roman Britain
- What was life like in Roman Britain?
- Who was Boudicca?

w/c 9th May - Vikings and Anglo-Saxons
- Who were the Anglo-Saxons
- Where did the Vikings settle
- What was life like in the early middle ages?

w/c 16th May - Battle of Hastings
- What is the Bayeux tapestry?
- Who was King Harold?
- Who was William the conqueror?

w/c 30th May/6th June - Life as a Medieval Lords and Ladies
- What did a medieval lord do all day?
- How did people become knights?
- What did a medieval lord or lady eat?

 Life as a Medieval Peasant
Thu Jun 23, 4pm - 4:25pm London time
- What did medieval peasant houses look like?
- What did medieval peasants eat?
- What was the day of a medieval peasant like? 

Tudor Kings and Queens
Thu Jul 7, 4:40pm - 5:05pm London time
- What was the War of the Roses?
- Who were the Tudor Kings and Queens?
- What are the Kings and Queens famous for?

Life for Rich Tudors
Thu Jul 14, 4pm - 4:25pm London time 
- What was it like to be a rich Tudor?
- What did rich Tudors wear and eat?
- What did rich Tudors do all day?

Life for Poor Tudors. 
Thu Jul 28, 4pm - 4:25pm London time
- What were poor Tudor houses like?
- What did poor Tudor people eat?
- What did poor Tudor people wear?

James I
Thu Aug 4, 4pm - 4:25pm London time
- How did James unite Scotland and England?
- What was the gunpowder plot?
- What important things did James create?

Civil War
Thu Aug 11, 4pm - 4:25pm London time
- Who were the cavaliers?
- Who were the roundheads?
- Who was Oliver Cromwell?

Plague
Thu Aug 18, 4pm - 4:25pm London time
- When did the plague start and end?
- How did people try to cure the plague?
- What the effect of the plague was on London.

Great Fire of London
Thu Sep 8, 4pm - 4:25pm London time
- What caused the fire?
- How did the fire spread so easily?
- How was the fire put out?

Industrial Revolution
Thu Sep 15, 4pm - 4:25pm London time
- How did the industrial revolution start?
- What were some great inventions in the industrial revolution?
- How did the industrial revolution change lives?

Victorians

- Who was Queen Victoria?
- What did Victorians wear?
- What did Victorians eat?

World War 1

- What was World War 1?
- Who fought in the war?
- What was it like at home?

The Roaring 20s

- What popular activities were in the 1920s?
- What new things were introduced into the UK in the 1920s?
- What was the Wall Street Crash?

World War 2

- What was World War 2?
- Who fought in the war?
- What was it like at home?

The 1950s and 1960s

- How did life change in the 50s and 60s?
- What was the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II like?
- What is the National Health Service?

No prior knowledge is needed for this class. There will be some writing on slides, but it is not necessary for your learner to be able to read confidently as I will ensure that key points are read aloud.